TMP launching RAV4 Hybrid
One of the most loved sport utility vehicles is equipped with upgrades, including a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) system.
The New RAV4 HEV comes in two variants LTD and XLE. It also sports MacPherson Strut and Double Wishbone suspensions developed under the Toyota New Global Architecture program.
Like the rest of the hybrid line-up, the RAV4 Hybrid is a practical entry point towards electrification. The RAV4’s hybrid battery comes with an 8-year warranty.
The New Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is available in a wide range of colors, and starts at P2.157 million retail price.
Kapuso Bigay Premyo Panalo
GMA Network opens 2022 with the launch of Kapuso Bigay Premyo Panalo Season 3.
GMA’s 10-week raffle promo starts on February 26 and will give away over P8 million worth of prizes. Over 2,000 winners stand to win any of the daily cash prizes, weekly pangkabuhayan at sari-sari store paninda cash packages, and a brand-new house and lot from Camella in the grand draw.
To join, participants must buy any of the participating products. Enclose the required proof-of-purchase and piece of paper with complete contact details in a plain white envelope and submit the entries through designated drop boxes in selected Mercury Drug branches nationwide or at the GMA Network Annex Building in Quezon City.
Japan’s Sunplay now in PH
Japanese brand Sunplay is offering a full range of products that protects the skin from the sun.
Skin Aqua’s beauty sunscreens are perfect for daily use: the UV Watery Essence that offers UVA/UVB protection with SPF50 and PA++++ ; UV Watery Gel with UVA/UVB with SPF50 and PA++++ protection and hyaluronic acid and nine other moisturizing ingredients and; the Sarafit Tinted Base which protects the skin from UVA/UVB rays with SPF50, PA+++
Sunplay is also known for products that provide the highest sun protection: Ultra Shield SPF130 Lotion, Ultra Shield SPF 130 Body Mist, and Water Kids SPF60 Lotion.
SENSING insurance
Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI), AXA Philippines and BPI MS Insurance, announced the Honda SENSING Insurance Partnership Program which offers preferential rates for comprehensive insurance to customers who will purchase Honda models equipped with the Honda SENSING such as the All-New Civic, CR-V and Accord.
The year-long partnership is up to Dec. 31, 2022, and will include other models with Honda SENSING that HCPI will launch within the program timeframe.
Coverage of the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance with preferred rates includes: own damage/theft; acts of nature; voluntary third-party liability / excess bodily injury; voluntary third-party liability/property damage passenger accident (P50,000 per seat plus medical reimbursements)
Roofing supply stable
Union Galvasteel Corp. (UGC) assures the public that roofing supply has been available in areas affected by Typhoon Odette.
UGC also donated roofing sheets to underprivileged families affected by Odette. About 98 residents from the poorest households of Brgy. Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu received the initial donation at the Parish of Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary open grounds on February 17.
UGC also provided roofing support for the joint rehabilitation effort of PHINMA Foundation and Mariposa Foundation with Gawad Kalinga (GK) for 137 families residing in Brgy. West Poblacion Candoni, Negros Occidental. The UGC team and community volunteers of GK Negros Occidental Chapter distributed 500 corrugated roofing sheets, a truckload (400 pieces) of coco lumber, and 20 kilograms of roofing nails to the beneficiary households last January 27.
UGC is also offering roofing materials at discounted rates for heavily affected PHINMA employees, students, and identified local community partners.
Moving to the cloud
AboitizPower delivers its Digital Transformation Strategy as more businesses shift to the cloud for improved performance, scalability, and reliability.
AboitizPower distribution utilities, which serve around 1 million customers nationwide, migrated their enterprise and legacy systems from on-premise servers to the Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform of tech company Amazon Inc. This innovation provided the company with increased system reliability and scalability, reduced operating costs, and better customer service.
This digitalization initiative improved each distribution utility’s performance in batch processing, extraction and generation of operational and analytical reports, and resiliency during unplanned system outages.
Fully migrated and optimized systems will reduce the processing time for most vital back-end processes like bill extraction and payment posting by up to 50 percent.
Araneta City’s Gateway Gallery to discuss conservation
In line with the celebration of National Arts Month, the Gateway Gallery will be conducting two back-to-back talks on art and cultural management on February 24.
Art conservator June Mercy Poticar-Dalisay will discuss preventive conservation, qualifications of a conservator, factors of deterioration, and care of artworks in “Adding Value to Artworks through Preventive Conservation”.
Archives manager Marites Alberto Gonzaga will share her knowledge on “Archiving Principles and Practices for Non-Archivists.”
Cultural workers, art students, artists, librarians, and museum/gallery workers who need to add knowledge for application in their current or future work in the cultural field are invited to join.
UnionBank joins investment forum
Union Bank of the Philippines senior executive vice president Henry Aguda joined discussions on digital and crypto assets as the future of financial investments at the recently concluded PSE Investment Forum 2022.
As the country’s first bank to successfully carry out financial transactions through blockchain, UnionBank attests to the use of the technology in banking securely and efficiently. Blockchain can thus, be applied in a wide array of use cases.
“One of the very good applications we started with early on, was how to address the problem where rural banks don’t have access to one another; and to the basic banking requirements in the industry,” Aguda said.
“We found a cheaper solution, and we gave this to the rural banks in the form of i2i, a platform that allows us to provide them a channel to interconnect with each other. We wouldn’t have been able to do that if not for blockchain, specifically because of its low-cost operations and how easy it is to program,” he added.
Connectivity tie-up
Eastern Communications, Newisland Media Vision Inc. seal partnership to provide reliable connectivity solutions in Batangas.
Eastern Communications sealed a partnership with Batangas-based CATV operator, Newisland Media Vision Inc.
Newisland recently activated 1 GB of bandwidth with Eastern Communications for Bauan.
To augment their expansion plans, Newisland has also completed provisioning another 1 GB with Eastern Communications to provide even more bandwidth to their customer base in Carmona, Cavite.
Talks to strengthen the partnership even further with Eastern Communications are in progress.
‘BiyaHenyo Caravan’
Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI) is launching BiyaHenyo Caravan, a nationwide dealer-based roadshow series featuring the Hyundai HD48 GT Modern PUV.
The roadshow will showcase the smart benefits of owning and operating the HD48 GT Modern PUV by entrepreneurs.
Built on a solid chassis platform and certified to meet the demands of the transport industry, the HD48 GT Modern PUV completes Hyundai’s powerhouse lineup of mass transportation models which are known for comfort, efficiency, reliability, and safety.
ePLDT bags Microsoft awards
ePLDT Inc., the ICT arm of PLDT Enterprise, is starting the new year strong after winning two awards during the Microsoft Philippine Partner Awards 2021–further cementing its place as the industry-leading enabler when it comes to digital business solutions in the Philippines.
The awards acknowledge Microsoft partners that have demonstrated and developed innovative solutions in the past year.
ePLDT received the Tech Intensity Award, the same award it won in 2020, for excellence in driving tech intensity within the organization and its customers.
ePLDT was also awarded the Azure Customer Recruit Award that recognizes excellence in delivering outstanding business value to Microsoft by landing new cloud customers in line with Microsoft Azure.
ePLDT Inc. continues to lead the industry in the development of end-to-end technologies for enterprises across the country and well beyond in the Asia Pacific region. Specific to Microsoft technologies, ePLDT is constantly deploying its cloud experts for the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Program to further enhance their technical expertise in terms of delivering cloud solutions to customers. To date, the group holds close to 100 Microsoft Certified Professionals for M365 and Azure technologies.
Babyflo campaign
Babyflo hosted its first event for the year to launch the #SayaNgAlagangBabyflo campaign and their new look together with Babyflo ambassadors Iya Villania-Arellano and Neri Naig-Miranda.
#SayaNgAlagangBabyflo focuses on helping all moms give the best care and happiness for their babies without spending too much.
Everyone’s favorite Babyflo products are back with a new and fresh look as they now come in playful new designs with the same quality that they has been known for for years: Babyflo Natural Shampoo, Babyflo Baby Oil, Babyflo Petroleum Jelly, Babyflo Baby Cologne and Babyflo Baby Powder.
